Indonesia set to renegotiate KFX jet fighter project funding with S. Korea

A United States Air Force B-1B Lancer bomber (left), two US F-35As and two US F-35B stealth jets fly over South Korea with two South Korean F-16 (right) and two F-15K (left top) fighter jets during a previous joint military drill. - AFP/South Korean Defense Ministry

JAKARTA, Sept 8 (The Jakarta Post/ANN): The Indonesia Defence Ministry is set to renegotiate funding for a joint-development project for jet fighters with South Korea following payment issues on Indonesia’s part.

Ministry spokesperson Dahnil Anzar Simanjuntak said in a statement that the government would proceed to the next phase of renegotiations regarding the country’s share of the bill for the development of the Korean Fighter Xperiment/Indonesia Fighter Xperiment (KFX/IFX).